Industry Research Reports and Market Analysis at MindBranch.com
  

The future of technology in European education

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Datamonitor
Published: April 2005
Product Code: R313-8444
Description
Introduction
Information and communication technologies are discussed more and more often in the context of education. However, the use of ICT in education is still in its early stages and as yet it varies considerably both across Europe. "The future of technology in European education" aims to help you understand the way this rapidly changing market is developing and to give market sizing from 2004 to 2010.

Scope
The report details the market for information and communication technologies in European education institutions.
Market characteristics for France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, Benelux, Nordics, the new EU states and the rest of Europe.
Market sizes and projections from 2004 to 2010.
The growth of the hardware, software, telecoms and services technology segments.
Highlights
eLearning technologies present an opportunity for schools and HEIs to reduce costs in the long-term. However, in the medium term the emphasis will continue to be on PCs and effective networks.

The market across Europe will grow strongly driven by the belief that ICT skills will be vital for economic success and by the fear that a digital divide will grow between the ICT haves and have-nots. This will generate a CAGR of 7.9%. The new EU states and those hoping for entry will grow even faster with CAGR of 13.4% and 15.1% respectively.

Those markets new to the EU offer opportunities to vendors as they rapidly upgrade their infrastructures' with the help of EU money. At the same time those nation jockeying to enter the EU are also attempting to upgrade rapidly to make ready to access to the wider European market.

Reasons to Purchase
Discover the key success factors for technology vendors and systems integrators hoping to sell into schools and HEIs.
Understand how the individual market characteristics of each country dictate their demand for ICT.
Learn which applications will be most important to education.

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3

Introduction 3

Market context 4

The future decoded 7

Action points 9

CHAPTER 2 INTRODUCTION 23

What is this report about? 23

Who is the target reader? 23

How to use this report 23

CHAPTER 3 MARKET CONTEXT 24

Introduction 24

Key findings 24

Players in education 25

European tertiary education trends 26

The Bologna Process 26

Increasing participation and the need for reform 28

Pressure on government funding and increasing self-financing 29

More competitive market for students 30

East-West convergence 31

European primary and secondary education trends 31

Demand for better value for money 31

Teacher shortage and aging staff 32

Decentralization 33

Increasing importance of flexibility and ICT skill in the economy 35

Drivers 35

Reducing administration cost in the back office 35

Reducing teaching cost 35

Preparing students for ICT in the workplace 36

Improving effectiveness across all subject areas 36

Competitive differentiator for institutions 37

Combating the “digital divide” 37

Changing professional attitudes 39

Marketing value of education to large vendors 39

Restraints 39

Labor substitution and lack of scale 39

Fragmentation 40

Limited overall education budgets 40

Lack of ICT training for school teachers 40

Technology usage 41

What technologies do educational institutions buy for pedagogical use? 41

Conclusions 43

CHAPTER 4 THE FUTURE DECODED 44

Introduction 44

Key findings 44

Total European market overview 45

Primary and secondary 49

Higher education 51

Benelux 52

Composition of Benelux 52

Key features of education in Benelux 52

Overall ICT spending 53

Primary and secondary 55

Higher education 56

France 58

Key features of education in France 58

Overall ICT spending 59

Primary and secondary 60

Higher education 62

Germany 63

Key features of education in Germany 63

Overall ICT spending 64

Primary and secondary 66

Higher education 67

Italy 69

Key features of education in Italy 69

Overall ICT spending 69

Primary and secondary 71

Higher education 72

New EU states (NEU 10) 74

Composition of NEU 10 74

Key features of education in the ten accession states 74

Overall ICT spending 75

Primary and secondary 77

Higher education 78

Nordics 80

Composition of the Nordics 80

Key features of education in the Nordics 80

Overall ICT spending 81

Primary and secondary 83

Higher education 84

Spain 85

Key features of education in Spain 85

Overall ICT spending 86

Primary and secondary 87

Higher education 89

Switzerland 90

Key features of education in Switzerland 90

Overall ICT spending 91

Primary and secondary 92

Higher education 94

United Kingdom 95

Key features of education in the United Kingdom 95

Overall ICT spending 96

Primary and secondary 97

Higher education 99

Rest of Europe inside the EU (RoWE) 100

The composition of RoWE 100

Key features of education in the rest of the EU 101

Overall ICT spending 102

Primary and secondary 103

Higher education 105

Rest of Europe outside the EU (RoE) 106

Composition of RoE 106

Key features of education in the rest of Europe outside the EU 107

Overall ICT spending 108

Primary and secondary 109

Higher education 111

Conclusions 113

National market summary 113

CHAPTER 5 ACTION POINTS 114

Introduction 114

Key findings 114

Vendors need to tailor their marketing based on where decisions are taken in different national markets 115

The high fragmentation of all markets means that software and hardware vendors will need a very broad range of resale partners 115

Those vendors trying to sell higher-end solutions into schools should focus on the UK, the Nordics and the Netherlands 115

PC and networking vendors should be aware of the opportunities presented by the rapidly growing new EU members 116

Bologna reforms present an opportunity to reach into the higher education back office 116

Larger vendors should get involved with government at a national level 116

CHAPTER 6 APPENDIX 117

Definitions 117

Research methodology 119

Future readings 119

SPP writing team 119

How to contact experts in your industry 121



LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Total European market for ICT in education from 2004 to 2010, by level of education 47

Table 2: Total European market for ICT in education from 2004 to 2010, by geography 48

Table 3: Total European market for ICT in primary and secondary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 50

Table 4: Total European market for IT in tertiary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 51

Table 5: ICT spending in education in Benelux from 2004 to 2010, by level of education 54

Table 6: Benelux ICT spending in primary and secondary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 56

Table 7: Benelux ICT spending in tertiary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 57

Table 8: ICT spending in education in France from 2004 to 2010, by level of education 60

Table 9: French ICT spending in primary and secondary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 61

Table 10: French ICT spending in tertiary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 63

Table 11: ICT spending in education in Germany from 2004 to 2010, by level of education 65

Table 12: German ICT spending in primary and secondary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 67

Table 13: German ICT spending in tertiary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 68

Table 14: ICT spending in education in Italy from 2004 to 2010, by level of education 70

Table 15: Italian ICT spending in primary and secondary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 72

Table 16: Italian ICT spending in tertiary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 73

Table 17: Progress towards Bologna in the NEU 10 75

Table 18: ICT spending in education in NEU 10 from 2004 to 2010, by level of education 76

Table 19: NEU 10 ICT spending in primary and secondary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 78

Table 20: NEU 10 ICT spending in tertiary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 79

Table 21: ICT spending in education in Nordics from 2004 to 2010, by level of education 82

Table 22: Nordics ICT spending in primary and secondary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 83

Table 23: Nordics ICT spending in tertiary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 85

Table 24: ICT spending in education in Spain from 2004 to 2010, by level of education 87

Table 25: Spanish ICT spending in primary and secondary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 88

Table 26: Spanish ICT spending in tertiary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 90

Table 27: ICT spending in education in Switzerland from 2004 to 2010, by level of education 92

Table 28: Swiss ICT spending in primary and secondary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 93

Table 29: Swiss ICT spending in tertiary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 94

Table 30: ICT spending in education in United Kingdom from 2004 to 2010, by level of education 97

Table 31: UK ICT spending in primary and secondary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 98

Table 32: UK ICT spending in tertiary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 100

Table 33: ICT spending in education in RoWE from 2004 to 2010, by level of education 103

Table 34: RoWE ICT spending in primary and secondary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 104

Table 35: RoWE ICT spending in tertiary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 106

Table 36: ICT spending in education in RoE from 2004 to 2010, by level of education 109

Table 37: RoE ICT spending in primary and secondary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 110

Table 38: RoE ICT spending in tertiary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 112

Table 39: Summary of key education system features 113





LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: The European nations and regions covered in this report 3

Figure 2: Growth in European education ICT spending, by geography and technology, 2004-2010 8

Figure 3: Total European market for ICT in education from 2004 to 2010, by level of education 9

Figure 4: Student enrollment rates in tertiary education 28

Figure 5: Percentage change in overall spending on tertiary education from public and private sources, 1995 to 2001 30

Figure 6: Percentage of school principals who say teacher shortages are hindering instruction “to some extent” or “a lot” 33

Figure 7: Change in percentage of decisions made at school level from 1998 to 2003 34

Figure 8: Evolution of technology purchasing in education 42

Figure 9: The European nations and regions covered in this report 45

Figure 10: Total European market for ICT in education from 2004 to 2010, by level of education 46

Figure 11: Total European market for ICT in education from 2004 to 2010, by geography 47

Figure 12: Growth in European education ICT spending, by geography and technology, 2004 to 2010 49

Figure 13: Total European market for ICT in primary and secondary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 50

Figure 14: Total European market for IT in tertiary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 51

Figure 15: National composition of Benelux as a percentage of total education ICT spending in 2004 52

Figure 16: ICT spending in education in Benelux from 2004 to 2010, by level of education 54

Figure 17: ICT spending in primary and secondary education in Benelux from 2004 to 2010, by technology 55

Figure 18: Benelux ICT spending in tertiary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 57

Figure 19: ICT spending in education in France from 2004 to 2010, by level of education 59

Figure 20: French ICT spending in primary and secondary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 61

Figure 21: French ICT spending in tertiary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 62

Figure 22: ICT spending in education in Germany from 2004 to 2010, by level of education 65

Figure 23: German ICT spending in primary and secondary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 66

Figure 24: German ICT spending in tertiary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 68

Figure 25: ICT spending in education in Italy from 2004 to 2010, by level of education 70

Figure 26: Italian ICT spending in primary and secondary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 71

Figure 27: Italian ICT spending in tertiary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 73

Figure 28: National composition of NEU 10 as a percentage of total education ICT spending in 2004 74

Figure 29: ICT spending in education in NEU 10 from 2004 to 2010, by level of education 76

Figure 30: NEU 10 ICT spending in primary and secondary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 77

Figure 31: NEU 10 ICT spending in tertiary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 79

Figure 32: National composition of Nordics as a percentage of total education ICT spending in 2004 80

Figure 33: ICT spending in education in Nordics from 2004 to 2010, by level of education 82

Figure 34: Nordics ICT spending in primary and secondary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 83

Figure 35: Nordics ICT spending in tertiary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 84

Figure 36: ICT spending in education in Spain from 2004 to 2010, by level of education 86

Figure 37: Spanish ICT spending in primary and secondary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 88

Figure 38: Spanish ICT spending in tertiary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 89

Figure 39: ICT spending in education in Switzerland from 2004 to 2010, by level of education 91

Figure 40: Swiss ICT spending in primary and secondary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 93

Figure 41: Swiss ICT spending in tertiary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 94

Figure 42: ICT spending in education in United Kingdom from 2004 to 2010, by level of education 96

Figure 43: UK ICT spending in primary and secondary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 98

Figure 44: UK ICT spending in tertiary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 99

Figure 45: National composition of RoWE as a percentage of total education ICT spending in 2004 101

Figure 46: ICT spending in education in RoWE from 2004 to 2010, by level of education 102

Figure 47: RoWE ICT spending in primary and secondary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 104

Figure 48: RoWE ICT spending in tertiary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 105

Figure 49: National composition of RoE as a percentage of total education ICT spending in 2004 107

Figure 50: ICT spending in education in RoE from 2004 to 2010, by level of education 108

Figure 51: RoE ICT spending in primary and secondary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 110

Figure 52: RoE ICT spending in tertiary education from 2004 to 2010, by technology 111
Ordering and More Information
Price and Delivery Options


MindBranch has been the leading provider of industry and investment research from more than 550 independent research firms since 1992. With over 90,000 market research reports, MindBranch is your trusted source of competitive business intelligence.